Another amazing blog from my colleague Gokce Yurdakul “Thirld” world scholars are valued as long as they participate in “First”world discourses - i have to say same for studies in crosslinguistic diversity- issues matter as long as relatable to english- medium.com/@gokceyurdakul…

As someone who argues against prescriptive approaches to language and celebrates linguistic diversity, I’m not attacking ‘Standard English’ or people who use it. Neither am I saying ‘anything goes’. I’m simply suggesting that we challenge the default position of dominance...

Hands show where things are: The close similarity between sign and natural space - goo.gl/scholar/orJzzd #ScholarAlerts

Study suggests that babies living in homes with more than one language spoken are better able to change their focus between tasks. ow.ly/EjhB50yyMsq

Hello, I'm a phonetician. You may know me from my hits: "... it's the scientific study of speech." "No, phonics is a reading strategy." ... and my latest chart-topper: "Correcting someone's pronunciation is only appropriate in a pronunciation instruction setting."

Research papers have suggested that bilingual people enjoy a variety of non-linguistic advantages. Most notably, they have shown that bilinguals get dementia on average four years later than monolinguals, and that they have an edge in “executive control". ow.ly/Dja550yzuIB

New pre-print: Bilingualism and brain development christoslab.wordpress.com/2020/03/04/new…

The myth of language neutral and cultural neutral measures of intelligence. A super thread by steven t. piantadosi

It's probably time to dust the cobwebs off this account